The 2020 election is months away but Republican Senior Senator Bill Cassidy has drawn a Democratic opponent. Antoine Pierce lives in Baton Rouge and is a coffee shop owner. Pierce said on Talk Louisiana that Cassidy is beholden to moneyed special interests and needs to be replaced with a Senator who focuses on working-class economic issues…
cut 5 (11) “….people”
Pierce’s platform includes support for Medicare for All, raising the minimum wage and the legalization of recreational marijuana.

Many people spent the Thanksgiving weekend putting the Christmas decorations up. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning asks residents not to use outdated lights…
cut 14 (12) “….light bulbs”

It was a violent weekend. 10 people were shot on Canal Street in New Orleans early Sunday morning. No one was killed, but two are in critical condition and no arrests have been made. Alexandria Police are looking for the person responsible for a fatal shooting Saturday night that resulted in the death of a 20-year-old. And Natchitoches police arrest 53-year-old Terrence Luke in the fatal stabbing of 55-year-old Katherine White.

Three Louisiana college football teams will play in conference championship games this Saturday, while two others advance to the second round of the F-C-S playoffs…
Cut 3 (30) “ Jeff Palermo.”